branches-pull-requests

Goal

• Use GitHub’s branches feature to manage changes in a shared repository where multiple parties have write privileges.
• Use RStudio to edit a branch, commit and push it to GitHub.

Scenario

• You’re sharing a code base with a colleague and want to make an edit to one or more files
• You share edit privileges on the repo, but you don’t want to ruin your colleague’s hard work by making commits directly to the master branch.

Step 1: Make your own code branch

• Go to the repo on GitHub
• Create a new branch

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Step 2: Pull repo from RStudio

• Go to RStudio
• Open the project for this repo
• Pull from GitHub

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Step 3: Switch to the new branch and edit

• Switch to the new branch
• Edit one or more files in the new branch

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Step 4: Commit your changes and push them back to GitHub

• Commit your changes
• Push to GitHub

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Step 5: Create pull request on GitHub

Next steps

• Collaborator merges pull request
• You make sure to “pull” repo the next time you work
• Good practice to work in your own branch(es)